Originally Posted by
marinkitty
One thing we have really liked about Park City is that you are sleeping low (unless you stay on the mountain at DV). It really is a much easier adjustment than when we have skied CO and slept at higher altitudes. We haven't had any altitude issues in PC. Canyons is really low. Not sure how the Cottonwood Canyons spots compare.
I personally would not want to spend time driving up and back from a mountain every day with your aged children. With little kids and equipment that is a lot of moving around. Older kids (like everyone 9+) who can all easily manage their own gear, sure. But with little people I think ski vacations are so much more enjoyable with keeping it simple. One mountain, leave all your gear on the mountain and just drive or shuttle yourselves back and forth to your condo/house. I can't imagine having to switch resorts daily and check into new ski schools, track every piece of gear in and out daily etc. I'd lose my mind. And everyone is so tired after a full day on the slopes. I loved just popping onto the shuttle bus home with only what we were wearing. We left everything, even boots, at the mountain, checked overnight. We have done trips where we skied two mountains during a week and that was okay but honestly it still takes a toll - kids liked ski school A better, kids had met friends or loved instructors, getting to know a new mountain/trails/eating/logistics. And as long as you have a car, if you take a day off from the slopes you can get to anything - no issue driving a bit on a non-ski day. PC has the Olympic park and tubing facility that are both fun for a visit and of course town is fun just to explore too. But even if you were over in the Cottonwood area, you could make it a day trip to PC easily.
I agree totally....I was really thinking about everything last night and decided that convenience is most important to make it an enjoyable trip. Even if we did have a car and stayed further out, I'd at least want to ski at the same resort for at least a few days.
Marcy
DD1 2003
DD2 2005
DD3 2009